Joan Chittister, OSB at St. Mark's & Ticket Sales
Public invited to hear internationally known author at St. Mark’s
One of the most articulate social analysts and influential religious leaders of our time will speak at St. Mark’s Church at 7 p.m. on April 14.
The public is invited to hear Joan Chittister, a best-selling author whose speaking engagements are regularly sold out. Courageous, passionate and charged with energy, she is a Catholic nun who is the author of more than 40 books.
At St. Mark’s, Sister Joan will address “The Radical Christian Life: An Exercise in Spiritual Imagination.” A reception will follow and she will sign copies of her newest book, The Monastery of the Heart: An Invitation to a Meaningful Life. You may preorder a copy at the Lion’s Den.
Tickets are $15 and are available at The Lion’s Den Book Store at St. Mark’s and online on the Bookstore tab on www.stmarksnewcanaan.org/Joan Chittister (create a "login", then click register to purchase) For more information, contact Lion’s Den manager, Melanie Moyna at 203.966.3838 or mmoyna@stmarksnewcanaan.org
A Benedictine Sister of Erie, Sister Joan is a social psychologist with a doctorate from Penn State University and is a well-known international lecturer who has received numerous awards and recognition for her work for justice, peace, and equality, especially for women in the Church and in society.
“Sister Joan spoke at St. Mark’s in 2008 and we are so excited that she is returning this spring,” said Ms. Moyna. “She will be coming to us following a sold out show at the National Cathedral in Washington.” The Lion’s Den carries most of her other books.
Sister Joan is the founder and executive director of Benetvision, a resource and research center for contemporary spirituality. She currently serves as co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a partner organization of the UN facilitating a worldwide network of women peace builders. She is a regular blogger for Huffington Post and serves on the International Committee for the Peace Council.
She recently said the best spiritual advice she could give to help people today is this: "Know that God is as present to you here as God will ever be. We must simply seek the God who is already seeking us. Then, we will finally melt into the heart of the God we already know with every fiber of our being."
St. Mark’s is located at 111 Oenoke Ridge in New Canaan. For more information and directions: www.stmarksnewcanaan.org The Lion’s Den Bookstore hours are Sundays -Thursdays: 9am-1pm
